KSA arranges international forum on government cloud computing

KSA arranges international forum on government cloud computing AME Info Prospects of creating and delivering cloud computing services to government agencies will be discussed. The forum targets e-government committee members, IT infrastructure managers and application developing managers in government agencies. See all stories on this topic »

Meg Whitman's Toughest Campaign: Retooling HP New York Times She believes that mobile devices, cloud computing and Big Data will re-energize H.P., a company that for a decade has grabbed more headlines for boardroom soap operas than for bold innovation. “I believe in creative destruction,” Ms. Whitman says in a ... See all stories on this topic »

Why Amazon and Salesforce are pulling away from the cloud pack GigaOM In 2011, I predicted Microsoft and Google were poised to own the cloud computingmarket in the next decade. Eighteen months later, Amazon Web Services and Salesforce.com seem like the ones that really have what it takes to dominate over the long haul. See all stories on this topic »

Oracle OpenWorld seizes on move to cloud San Francisco Chronicle When taken to the extreme, cloud computing involves using fewer servers in off-premise data centers scattered all over the world. The computing power is dispensed like a utility - not unlike electricity - over communication cables and wirelessly ... See all stories on this topic »

Hey IT — embrace, don't stifle, developers' flight to cloud GigaOM These “shadow IT” or “dark ops” which happen when developers go outside the firewall — spinning up and provisioning their work on beyond-the-firewall cloud resources to support time-sensitive project delivery. These efforts typically happen without ... See all stories on this topic » GigaOM

Huawei showcases latest cloud computing solutions in Jakarta Nzweek JAKARTA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Huawei, China's leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider showcased its latest Cloud Computing and Business Support System ( BSS) solutions here Wednesday, in a bid to further ... See all stories on this topic »

Google's energy-efficient datacenter facility in Dublin, now active StudentNewsIE.com Cloud computing refers to the use of computer hardware and software (computing resources) to offer services over the Internet. Remote services are delivered with software, computation, and the user's data. It took several months, almost a year, for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Data Strategy announces its Sixth Annual Technology Exchange in Grand ... Midland Daily News Data Strategy LLC, a leader in Business Continuity, End User Computing and Cloud Computing, announced the sixth annual TechEx to be held in Grand Rapids, MI at DeVos Hall on October 24, 2012. This year, Data Strategy hopes to attract a record number ... See all stories on this topic »

 

Will Vijay Mallya ditch Kingfisher Airlines to save United Spirits?

Will Vijay Mallya ditch Kingfisher Airlines to save United Spirits? Times of India He was frantically trying to save his empire, spanning businesses as diverse as spirits and an airline, from going under. He was in talks with investors to revive his floundering carrier, Kingfisher Airlines, and his relatively chipper liquor business ... See all stories on this topic » Times of India

Kingfisher Airlines engineers go on strike Economic Times MUMBAI: A section of engineers of the near-bankrupt Kingfisher Airlines went on a strike this evening over non-payment of salaries, affecting the flight operations. "Engineers from New Delhi and Mumbai bases are on strike since today demanding ... See all stories on this topic » Economic Times

American Airlines vs. The Pilots: What Really Going On Peter Greenberg.com Travel News As this past week drew to a close, the labor dispute between the Allied Pilot Association, the union that represents 10,000 American Airline pilots, and American Airlines intensified. Going into the weekend, the airline saw high flight cancellations ... See all stories on this topic »

Airlines have cut short-haul routes, service to small cities Los Angeles Times A spokeswoman for Airlines for America, a trade group that represents the nation's airlines, said the industry has cut many domestic flights and reduced seating but only to better match demand. Also: Most Americans want Wi-Fi on planes but don't want ... See all stories on this topic »

Airline stocks soar on aviation FDI policy change Indian Express The very announcement of the government's decision to allow foreign airlines to invest in domestic carriers has sent the stocks of Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet soaring, the exception being Jet Airways that has seen its stocks decline. The biggest ... See all stories on this topic »

Southwest Airlines brings dozens of Iowans, including pilot, home DesMoinesRegister.com The 46-year-old pilot was at the controls of the Boeing 737 that arrived at that time and marked the beginning of Southwest Airlines service in Des Moines. The low-fare carrier will offer twice-daily flights to Chicago's Midway Airport starting at 6:55 ... See all stories on this topic »

New terminal to miss Puja date as airlines refuse to move in Times of India The recent honeybee invasions at parking bays in front of the new terminal may have played a role in the airlines' insistences on aerobridges. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) was keen to inaugurate the terminal on the eve of Puja by getting at ... See all stories on this topic » Recession can help savvy new entrepreneurs Tulsa World Jeanine Hamilton, owner of the staffing company Hire Partnership, wears a headset while working at her office in downtown Boston. Hamilton was laid off from her job in June 2008 and then started her own business despite the economic downturn. Steven ... See all stories on this topic » KU studies link recession, education opportunities Kansas City Star While the recession also depleted middle- and upper-income earners, the studies found those groups likely were able to maintain financial advantages that kept access to a college degree within reach. However, the studies concluded that recession ... See all stories on this topic » Studies link recession, education opportunities Sacramento Bee The reports, released earlier in September, looked at the instability caused by the Great Recessionand the effect on children's educational opportunities. The conclusions were that lower-income residents lacked the financial assets to weather the ... See all stories on this topic » As Fiscal Cliff Nears Markets Ponder a Rougher Ride CNBC.com Even so, investors remain confident Congress will avoid plunging off the cliff, an outcome the Congressional Budget Office has warned would trigger "a significant recession" and the loss of about 2 million jobs. Chatter in Washington suggests a mini ... See all stories on this topic » Museum Attendance Resists Recession WETM-TV Museum management at the Rockwell Museum says even during a recession, attendance hasn't slowed down. The American Association of Museums says 70 percent of its museums were under economic stress last year because of increased expenses. See all stories on this topic » State economy needs a new tailwind, by Steve Norton and Daniel Barrick The Keene Sentinel The Great Recession disrupted much of the New Hampshire economy, as it has across the country. But it is a mistake to assume that the recession is the sole reason for the recent slowdown in the state's economic engine, or that, once the impacts of the ... See all stories on this topic » The East European Miracle: How Did Poland Avoid The Global Recession? International Business Times WARSAW, Poland -- As the European Union fell into a recession that began in 2008 and in some countries continues to this day, only one nation in the region escaped unscathed and kept growing while the others saw their economies fall. That title belongs ... See all stories on this topic » New report tracks rise in poverty rates after recession Pueblo Chieftain Meanwhile, the socioeconomic gap between Colorado's urban and suburban areas remains in place even with the recession taking its toll across-the-board, according to the 2011 American Community Survey. In Boulder County, the poverty rate in the city of ... See all stories on this topic » Taxes not following area property values' slide Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD — Property values have plummeted in the wake of the Great Recession, yet homeowners in the Rock River Valley continue to pay more property taxes. Last year, even though property values countywide declined by 4.3 percent, 56 of the 86 ... See all stories on this topic »

Survey Exposes Enterprise Fears about Cloud Computing

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and ISACA have released the results of a survey which polled business and IT leaders from 50 countries about their confidence in cloud computing. It revealed that many do not view cloud computing as a mature technology and feel that it has many obstacles to overcome.

According to the press release, "The study reveals that cloud users in 50 countries were least confident about the following issues (ranked from least confident to most confident):

Government regulations keeping pace with the market (1.80)
Exit strategies (1.88)
International data privacy (1.90)
Legal issues (2.15)
Contract lock in (2.18)
Data ownership and custodian responsibilities (2.18)
Longevity of suppliers (2.20)
Integration of cloud with internal systems (2.23)
Credibility of suppliers (2.30)
Testing and assurance (2.30)"
CloudPro's James Stirling observed, "Respondents also felt that, while cloud is helping enterprises become more distributed, they are concerned viewing cloud purely as a technology - rather than as a business issue - is preventing the market from reaching maturity. They also reported that board and executive management do not have a realistic understanding of cloud’s benefits or risks."

Reporting for ChannelBiz, Tamlin Magee noted, "24 percent of those surveyed were negative of the cloud market’s ability to innovate, saying that there is either no or very limited levels of innovation within the sector. Just under half believed there is a moderate level of innovation."

"Green technology initiatives, such as reducing the environmental footprint of the organization through cloud computing, was the least important factor when considering cloud adoption, according to the survey," reported Nathan Eddy in eWeek.

Private cloud is just a lot of talk: Dr Werner Vogels Business Standard The world's largest online retailer, Amazon, with its subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS), has revolutionised the world of technology with cloud computing. And the man behind AWS is Dr Werner Vogels, vice-president and chief technology officer, Amazon ... See all stories on this topic »

Equinix, Rackspace Riding Cloud Computing Wave Investor's Business Daily Cloud computing is a trend consolidating Internet computing power in vast armories referred to as server farms. Another trend, Big Data, describes the tech world's effort not just to manage, but to make useful the rising waves of information gathering ... See all stories on this topic »

EU targets 1 trillion euro GDP gain "in the cloud" [Khaleej Times (United Arab ... Equities.com BRUSSELS - EU telecoms regulators spelled out on Thursday how they want to accelerate the use of "cloud" computing by public bodies and companies, in the hope of boosting the bloc's GDP by nearly 1 trillion euros through the next eight years. Concerns ... See all stories on this topic »

'Cloud' to buoy PH business — EMC chief Manila Standard Today A study by research firm Gartner showed increased investments in cloud technology equivalent to about $100 billion this year. This propels cloud's growth, along with the shift of business process outsourcing providers to utilize cloud computing ... See all stories on this topic »

Qualys IPO Climbs After Slow Start for 'Cloud' Firm Wall Street Journal Other recent IPOs in the cloud-computing space have been winners. For example, Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW), which provides computer-security firewalls designed to let users collaborate on the Internet, has climbed more than 50% since its July debut. See all stories on this topic »

Survey Exposes Enterprise Fears about Cloud Computing Datamation The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and ISACA have released the results of a survey which polled business and IT leaders from 50 countries about their confidence in cloud computing. It revealed that many do not view cloud computing as a mature technology ... See all stories on this topic »

ArcusIT upgrades cloud platform Manila Standard Today Philippine cloud computing services provider ArcusIT (www.arcusit.ph) recently announced the latest update on their ArcusIT Cloud Server offering. “With the new platform upgrade, the ArcusIT Cloud Server now has even more extensive configuration and ... See all stories on this topic »

New 'cloud' centre to tap into €9.5bn industry Irish Independent The man who inspired such luminaries as Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin says Ireland's skills deficit in cloud computing must be addressed as quickly as possible if the country is to optimise an industry likely to be worth €9.5bn a year ... See all stories on this topic »

Salesforce.com to Participate in Pacific Crest Hosted Bus Tour Sacramento Bee 28, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computingcompany, today announced that Parker Harris, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Technology, will participate in an investor bus tour hosted by Pacific Crest ... See all stories on this topic »

Bill would require agencies to report cloud computing progress Nextgov Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate would require federal agencies to publish annual reports on their progress shifting computer infrastructure to cheaper and more nimble cloud computing. The 2012 Cloud Computing Act also would require ... See all stories on this topic »

Plane crashes near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania

Plane crashes near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania The Free Lance-Star (blog) Two people have been killed in a plane crash this afternoon near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania County. The crash occurred about 5:30 p.m. The plane went down in the River Heights mobile home park off Carrie Court. The plane did not hit any of the ... See all stories on this topic » The Free Lance-Star (blog)

Plane Crash Kills 19 In Nepal Gadling A plane crash in Nepal killed everyone on board A plane bound for the infamous Lukla airport in Nepal crashed yesterday, killing all 19 people on board. It is believed that the aircraft struck a bird shortly after takeoff from Kathmandu, resulting in ... See all stories on this topic »

Small plane crashes at Indonesian air show; 2 dead Huffington Post BANDUNG, Indonesia — A small plane has crashed during an air show in Indonesia, killing two pilots. No one on the ground was injured. Col. Umar Sugeng Hariyono, an air force base chief, says the accident occurred Saturday on the second day of an air ... See all stories on this topic »

Nepal plane crash: Wife's tribute to Stephen Holding BBC News The wife of a man from Staffordshire who was one of seven British people killed in aplane crash in Nepal has paid tribute to him. Stephen Holding, 60, from Barlaston, was among 19 people who died when their plane crashed after take-off from the ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

One person killed in Spotsylvania plane crash WWBT One person is dead after a small plane crash in Spotsylvania County. The Free Lance-Star is reporting that the aircraft took off from the Shannon Airport, when it made a vertical climb and then fell to the ground. The plane crashed in the River Heights ... See all stories on this topic »

Qatar flight crash lands in Nigeria The Nation Qatar flight crash lands in Nigeria. LAGOS (AFP) - A Qatar Airways flight from Doha safely made an emergency landing in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos on Saturday after encountering a problem with one of its tyres, the civil aviation body said. "The ... See all stories on this topic » The Nation

Nepal plane crash: 'Airhostess could have saved lives' Zee News Kathmandu: The black box of an ill-fated Nepalese plane that crashed killing all 19 people on board was recovered on Saturday and officials citing a bird hit and an error by a "panic-stricken" pilot as possible causes of the tragedy. Police handed over ... See all stories on this topic »

Plane crash in Katmandu kills 19 on way to Mt. Everest Pittsburgh Post Gazette KATMANDU, Nepal -- A small plane carrying 19 people to the Mount Everest region struck a bird soon after takeoff Friday and crashed, killing everyone onboard, officials said. Seven British, five Chinese and four Nepalese passengers were reported to ... See all stories on this topic » Pittsburgh Post Gazette

19 Die in Everest Plane Crash Daily Beast Nineteen people were killed in a plane crash near Mount Everest on Friday when their aircraft hit a bird shortly after taking off from the airport in Kathmandu. The passengers—seven British, five Chinese, and four Nepalese on their way to Mount ... See all stories on this topic »